Posted on: November 7, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
Yesterday was the Annual General Meeting of the UK Registrars Group, held at the Banqueting Suite inside the Tower of London. The Group had invited the IAL to present on the topic of the Gurlitt Art Trove. The talk, delivered by Alex Herman, was entitled The Gurlitt Affair: Some Thoughts on the Legal Issues and dealt with the circumstances […]
Posted on: November 4, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
Tonight on BBC One will be the second of a two-part series on the Cornelius Gurlitt art trove entitled ‘The Sins of the Father’. The episode is part of the programme Imagine hosted by Alan Yentob and will air at 22.35. The first in the series, ‘The Art That Hitler Hated‘ aired last Tuesday on BBC One, […]
Posted on: October 29, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
Former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam passed away last week at the age of 98. He had served as Prime Minister between 1972 to 1975, during a turbulent period of Australia’s history. He had also spoken at an Institute of Art and Law event in 2001 on the topic of the Parthenon (or Elgin) Marbles. He was […]
Posted on: October 14, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
Just a reminder that the Institute of Art and Law will be running a Study Forum this Saturday, 18th October 2014, from 10.00 to 5.00 at Notre Dame University, 1 Suffolk St, London UK. Topics covered will include copyright, art and taxation, online auctions, stolen art databases and looted antiquities. Click here for more information and to […]
Posted on: September 26, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
As previously hinted at, there will be an Institute of Art and Law Study Forum in London on Saturday, October 18 2014, from 10.00 to 5.00. The Study Forum will provide a unique foray into the different areas of law that intersect with art and cultural heritage. The presenters at the event and the titles to their papers […]
Posted on: September 5, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
Yesterday’s Acts of Grace seminar on the voluntary return of cultural property was held at the historic Church of St Olave in Hart Street, a jewel amidst the bustle of London’s City. Papers were presented by a variety of speakers on a variety of topics. They were as follows: The colourful story of St Olave’s by Reverend […]
Posted on: September 3, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
Just a reminder that the Acts of Grace seminar on voluntary returns of cultural property will take place tomorrow between 2 pm and 5.30 pm at the Church of St Olave at Hart Street, London EC3R 7NB. It will be followed by a reception to mark the launch of ArtResolve. For more information and to book tickets, click here.
Posted on: August 8, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
What do the eighteenth-century tapestries of France’s Château de Versainville, the Hereford Pike and a Cézanne watercolour have in common? Well, they have all been the subject of voluntary acts of return to their original owners by the institutions holding them. And they will be discussed in the upcoming seminar entitled Acts of Grace – Displaced Cultural […]
Posted on: July 15, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
The next intake for the Diploma in Art Profession Law and Ethics (DipAPLE) Course will be in September 2014. The course will consist of seven day-long seminars running on Saturdays from 6th September 2014 to 7th March 2015. The DipAPLE Course is designed as an introduction to the specific legal risks and safeguards that underpin […]
Posted on: June 20, 2014 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper
We have just released the full speaker list and times for the Art & Antiquities Law study forum on 28th June 2014 in London. For more, click here. 11.00 Trudy Prescott (Metropolitan Police) ‘Due Diligence and Databases’ 11.30 Dick Ellis (Ellis Art Risk) ‘Art Theft and the Handling of Stolen Goods’ 12.00 Alexander Herman (Institute […]